division of the 1st fleet when the combined fleet was re @ - @ formed on 28 december 1903 . at the start of the russo @ - @ japanese war , asahi , commanded by captain hi ##ko ##ha ##chi ya ##mada , was assigned to the 1st division of the 1st fleet . she participated in the battle of port arthur on 9 february 1904 , when vice admiral togo he ##ih ##achi ##ro led the 1st fleet in an attack on the russian ships of the pacific squadron anchored just outside port arthur . togo had expected the surprise night attack by his destroyers to be much more successful than it was , anticipating that the russians would be badly di ##sor ##gan ##ized and
division of the 1st fleet when the combined fleet was re @ - @ formed on 28 december 1903. at the start of the russo @ - @ japanese war, asahi, commanded by captain hikohachi yamada, was assigned to the 1st division of the 1st fleet. she participated in the battle of port arthur on 9 february 1904, when vice admiral togo heihachiro led the 1st fleet in an attack on the russian ships of the pacific squadron anchored just outside port arthur. togo had expected the surprise night attack by his destroyers to be much more successful than it was, anticipating that the russians would be badly disorganized and